title: PAL--the counterweight to physician assisted suicide.
authors.affiliation: National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Califano
mesh_terms: D003237:Connecticut; D003657:Decision Making; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D010819:Physician's Role; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*